Monday, August 6, 2018

Wooden Board Day number 10

We got lucky again this year with a classic Gold Coast winters day 26c and a small swell that grew as the tide came in. A smaller gathering than some days in the past but no less passion and a very high standard of boards. Lots of questions and sharing of ideas was the order of the day. Check out below some of what was on show on the day.

Classic day as things come to life

We all have our way of doing things

Nice grain

Ben Oakley / Neema Watercraft

Surf Rider sharing the day

Different but effective we are told.

Jun/ Surfers Country - unglassed just oil

Nice mix of timbers

Frank with one of his boards

A couple of likely lads catch up - Trent and Steve

Mister Stick and his boards up from Melbourne for the day

Always good to catch up with mates

Beautiful chambered boards by Tyron Morgan

Tom Wegener experiments

Nice hollow wood knee board

Dana and the McDonald brothers

You can't do these things without good support, thanks Jackie

Dana from Wood Surf Co.

Trent with some nice new Fish, cork and wood

These two young guys from Byron Bay never got out of their wet suits all day and surfed for hours on all sorts of wood craft. I bet they slept well Sunday night.

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2016 Poster

This years Wooden Surfboard Day will be Sunday 7th August

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The joy of wood and water...

Wooden surfboards have been around for a long time and it was probably on a simple piece of wood that man first enjoyed surfing waves somewhere in the world. It may have only been a crude piece of driftwood found on the beach that served as a way of catching that first wave, but the joy and connection felt with the sea then is no different from what we feel today.As someone who has crafted a surfboard from wood, taken it out and caught a wave on it, I can tell you that the first time you paddle in and get to your feet, is truly a timeless feeling of joy and achievement. I hope that in assembling this list of talented people will inspire you to have a go at building your dream board and also experience that feeling for yourself.